I would like to unveil some beautiful puppies. Lauren 08-498 gave birth to 11 pups last Saturday and everyone is doing well. Wilson is wearing a yellow collar. The girls are quite a bit smaller than the chubby boys:) I will write more as they start to get their personalities:)
From Wilson's forever family... Wilson is getting to be a big boy in a big hurry. He weighed in at 19 pounds this morning! I keep thinking we are feeding him too much. I have read the suggested feeding amounts on the dog food bag numerous times just to make sure we are not. He is not fat, he is just growing fast. It is really fun to watch his golden personality develop. Before, when someone came in the room he would acknowledge them but you could tell he didn't really recognize anyone in particular. Now he knows exactly who we all are and he runs to the people that are his favorites. He likes to run around outside on the deck. We have a wrap around deck and he will run back and forth from the front door to the back door. He also seems to love the snow. It's funny to watch him come back to the door with his entire nose covered in snow. He enjoys walks but you have to be careful because he likes to walk where he thinks it is the safest which is right between your legs. He sneaks up from behind and puts himself between my feet and I have accidentally stepped on him a few times. He doesn't get too far on his walks before those little legs get tired and when he does he just sits down until you pick him up and carry him for awhile. He loves pillows! His favorite place to sleep at night is sprawled across a pillow that is over the top of my head and against the headboard of the bed. His favorite toy seems to be Griff, a 2 year old German Shepherd. They play for long periods of times until Wilson just can't take it anymore and has to take a nap. They share toys equally and Griff has been very gentle with Wilson. Wilson has also met the neighbor's Golden Retriever and Black Lab and has done equally well with them. In the spring all four dogs will be able to get together for countless episodes of "puppy playtime". We have some work to do on the potty training issue yet but he is showing himself to be a very intelligent dog and I am sure we will not have any problem with that as he ages a little more. He is hard to get pictures of as he just keeps moving around but we keep trying so we can show everyone how well he is doing.
